Surgical scissors are excellent surgical instruments for disection & for blunt cutting. Most folks are right-handed which is why many surgical scissors are designed by the manufacturing company this way. The thumb-ring finger grip gives the greatest stability in direction control & applies maximal closing, shear and torque forces with a natural grip-ping movement of the right hand.
Pronation to normal hand positions gives the biggest movement of surgical scissors in different directions. The supinated hand can move only toward the prone position & therefore has limited maneuverability.
Surgical scissors can dissect flaccid tissue effectively since the tissue is stabilized between the scissor blades. Surgical scissors cutting employs closing power, shear & torque to create a precise cut. When you push cut you allow a more smooth slice along the surface. "chewing" results in a crushed, jagged wound from tissue trapped between the blades of the surgical scissors lacking in shear and torque forces.
While cutting sutures with the scissor tips, look for the knot between the slightly spread blades, as opposed to under your scissors. Try the left hand, someone else, or some other structure thats stable be sure to steady the scissors when you do a delicate cut or when cutting sutures held by another person. When cutting a row of sutures, hold the sutures in your left hand do this so the single one can "taut" as you cut it & so that the cut sutures are put out of the way.
Blunt dissection can be achieved by spreading scissor blades between tissue planes or by using the surgical scissors as a rake or probe. Its sometimes ok to do blind dissection when its useful in between tissue plane structures.
Curved surgical scissors offer greater movement & visibility, whereas straight surgical scissors provide the greatest mechanical advantage when cutting tough, thick tissue.
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